Global Patent Index - EP 3151429 B1

EP 3151429 B1 20190918 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DISCHARGING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD

Title (en)

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR DISCHARGING AN INDUCTIVE LOAD

Title (de)

ELEKTRISCHE SCHALTUNG ZUM ENTLADEN EINER INDUKTIVEN LAST

Title (fr)

CIRCUIT ÉLECTRIQUE POUR DÉCHARGER UNE CHARGE INDUCTIVE

Publication

EP 3151429 B1 20190918 (EN)

Application

EP 15465542 A 20150929

Priority

EP 15465542 A 20150929

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3151429A1] The invention concerns an electrical circuit (1) adapted to control a bridge circuit (2) for driving an inductive load (3). The electrical circuit comprises a voltage pulse detector (16, 17), at least one high-side control output (11, 12) adapted to control a high-side switch (5, 6) of the bridge circuit (2) connecting the inductive load (3) with the supply voltage (9), at least one low-side control output (13, 14) adapted to control a low-side switch (7, 8) of the bridge circuit (2) connecting the inductive load (3) with ground (10), an internal control logic (15) controlling the high- and low-side control outputs (11 to 14) and one validation gate (19) per low-side control output (13, 14). The internal control logic (15) controls the at least one validation gate (19) to connect through when the supply voltage (9) falls below a supply voltage threshold, thereby connecting the respective low-side control output (13, 14) with the output of the voltage pulse detector (16, 17).

IPC 8 full level

H03K 17/082 (2006.01); H02H 7/08 (2006.01); H02K 11/26 (2016.01); H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H03K 17/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H02K 11/26 (2016.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 1/44 (2013.01); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01); H03K 17/0822 (2013.01); H03K 17/165 (2013.01); H03K 2217/0045 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3151429 A1 20170405; EP 3151429 B1 20190918; WO 2017055043 A1 20170406

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15465542 A 20150929; EP 2016071138 W 20160908